cat with a bad leg
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Hi forum
Just after abit of advice really, Going to be ringing the vets Monday morning for a appt our moggy tigger is 7 years old & this last week or so her back drivers side leg lol shes stopped bending it when she walks or runs shes does this sort of stiff movement with it.
Last night when she tried jumping on the bed from the floor she didn't make it well she did the leg didn't, she got it stuck as she went over the bed frame end & went flying then had this look on her face that said what the hell happened there
any ideas whats up?
Just after abit of advice really, Going to be ringing the vets Monday morning for a appt our moggy tigger is 7 years old & this last week or so her back drivers side leg lol shes stopped bending it when she walks or runs shes does this sort of stiff movement with it.
Last night when she tried jumping on the bed from the floor she didn't make it well she did the leg didn't, she got it stuck as she went over the bed frame end & went flying then had this look on her face that said what the hell happened there
any ideas whats up?
No not really except poss luxating patella, or if swollen it may prevent her bending it. Definitely needs a vets, I'm concerned it has been several days already though. Personally I'd have wanted that checked out a lot sooner. Your vets may do appointments tomorrow (some do) failing that get her seen on Monday, don't feed her in the morning just in case they need to x-ray (not saying they will but can't rule it out)
In meantime keep her in and rested as much as possible.
In meantime keep her in and rested as much as possible.
all was going well she was walking fine & back to her old self talking to me & attacking the wife until last night when she could hardly walk with both her back legs going this time
shes going back in the vets tomorrow morning at 9am for x rays etc etc, vet has said she thinks its either cancer, a slipped disc or arthritis & that we should be prepared for the her to operate tomorrow
thank goodness for pet insurance
shes going back in the vets tomorrow morning at 9am for x rays etc etc, vet has said she thinks its either cancer, a slipped disc or arthritis & that we should be prepared for the her to operate tomorrow
thank goodness for pet insurance
well that was a complete waste of fking time! poor cat had no food since 9pm last night she wouldn't leave me alone till gone 2am meow im hungry meow im hungry & repeat, get down the vets for 9am "we'll get her right in they say" 2pm comes no news so i ring them the cat is still sitting in the cat basket (7hours in that thing! she was there so long she wizzed herself) not been touched no water no food no x rays etc no anything! well we had some emergency's was the reply grrrrr
fk a duck! i had a follow up appt booked yesterday & it was them that rang me up & said can i bring her down first thing friday for x rays & operation was not my idea, so i cancel my plans for today run around like a mad man at 8am trying to catch her put her through all that stress for nothing
the wife had to stop me from going nuts at them (she just wanted to get tigger home & out of there)
complete waste of fking time & maybe if i drop her off monday morning we can play this fun game all over again, so no good news i still have a cat that cant walk properly & im all out of ideas
i need a whiskey!
fk a duck! i had a follow up appt booked yesterday & it was them that rang me up & said can i bring her down first thing friday for x rays & operation was not my idea, so i cancel my plans for today run around like a mad man at 8am trying to catch her put her through all that stress for nothing
the wife had to stop me from going nuts at them (she just wanted to get tigger home & out of there)
complete waste of fking time & maybe if i drop her off monday morning we can play this fun game all over again, so no good news i still have a cat that cant walk properly & im all out of ideas
i need a whiskey!
That is frankly diabolical. They should have been xraying her tonight if they had to and why in a basket, that is so so old school, how antiquated are they?!!
No cat should be left in their basket like that!!!! And she should have been given water once they knew of the delay or put on a drip. I am frankly livid for you.
Why are they not doing it tomorrow
She needs investigation. I am so sorry.
I may not be being very professional with this reply but I am truly disgusted by what you have said
No cat should be left in their basket like that!!!! And she should have been given water once they knew of the delay or put on a drip. I am frankly livid for you.
Why are they not doing it tomorrow
She needs investigation. I am so sorry.
I may not be being very professional with this reply but I am truly disgusted by what you have said
im still fking mad as hell
its the third time this vets has pissed me off now, tigger's dad was a feral cat so shes got some temper issues haha they don't even try with her anymore to make friends just pin her down & go for it then there was a skinny cat in my garden long story short she wernt being looked after by her owners i couldn't keep her none of the cat places wanted her so the vets toke her & ended up giving her back to the owners who still don't look after her so shes back in my garden eating the hedgehog food
i dont want to take her back there monday
its the third time this vets has pissed me off now, tigger's dad was a feral cat so shes got some temper issues haha they don't even try with her anymore to make friends just pin her down & go for it then there was a skinny cat in my garden long story short she wernt being looked after by her owners i couldn't keep her none of the cat places wanted her so the vets toke her & ended up giving her back to the owners who still don't look after her so shes back in my garden eating the hedgehog food
i dont want to take her back there monday
I'm angry and she isn't even my cat. Do you have other vets in the area.
Failing that demand they xrays her tomorrow if you can even face leaving her there.
Don't get me wrong I know what it is like when rushed off your feet and the number of patients build up but that's how it goes sometimes. The only ops that should ever be put on hold are the non urgent (routine ones)
Failing that demand they xrays her tomorrow if you can even face leaving her there.
Don't get me wrong I know what it is like when rushed off your feet and the number of patients build up but that's how it goes sometimes. The only ops that should ever be put on hold are the non urgent (routine ones)
i know what you mean im normally laid back as anything, all just really wound me up today
i woundnt have minded so much if they hadn't have made such a song & a dance about it all, for the vet herself to ring me thursday & say bring her in & im going to do this this & this for it all to amount to nothing is a piss take
i woundnt have minded so much if they hadn't have made such a song & a dance about it all, for the vet herself to ring me thursday & say bring her in & im going to do this this & this for it all to amount to nothing is a piss take
7 hrs in a basket! I'd go nuts TBH!! They need to stop running it as a business and start getting back to being sensitive to the area they are suppose to support.
We had a vet a few years ago who said our bulldog eye issue was due to the breed and inward eye lashes. I said bks and walked out to another vey who also said it was blocks, 1 week later with drops she was fine.
I wrote to the vets explaining my concerns about them wanting to operate on a healthy dog, didn't get a reply and go out of my way to not recomend them now.
We had a vet a few years ago who said our bulldog eye issue was due to the breed and inward eye lashes. I said bks and walked out to another vey who also said it was blocks, 1 week later with drops she was fine.
I wrote to the vets explaining my concerns about them wanting to operate on a healthy dog, didn't get a reply and go out of my way to not recomend them now.
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